The impact of parent coach training on the clinical practice of early interventionists

The proposed research project aims to develop, implement, and evaluate the impact of a parent coach training program for a group of 12 Early Intervention (EI) professionals. The training will be grounded in evidence-informed practice and structured using an established framework for clinical competency education. The EI professionals will learn about the theories that inform […]

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Les compétences sensitives et motrices orofaciales fines sont-elles un mécanisme commun sous-tendant la parole

En clinique comme en recherche, il est souvent supposé que le contrôle moteur de la parole se développerait en étroite relation avec d’autres fonctions orofaciales non spécifiques à la parole, comme par exemple la respiration ou la mastication. Toutefois, cette théorie ne fait pas du tout l’unanimité. Dans ce contexte, l’objectif de cette thèse de […]

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Credit Adjudication Process Review

ATB Financial Business Credit aims to improve the velocity of credit applications through ATB’s internal adjudication processes while at the same time maintaining or improving the risk profile (“quality”) of ATB’s commercial portfolio. ATB has determined that automating the credit application process over the next 1 to 2 years is the solution to achieving the […]

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The development and rollout of a randomized control trial evaluating the impact of a 12-week mind-body wellness intervention in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)

Persons with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) experience significantly higher rates of fatigue, stress, anxiety, depression, and impaired health related quality of life (HRQOL) as compared to the general population. Online wellness programming ranging from physical activity to mindfulness interventions has been shown to be effective in decreasing fatigue and improving mental wellness in a variety […]

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Optimization of oat beverage process for sustainability and high nutrient recovery

Plant-based beverages, originally introduced as cow milk alternatives, have attracted great attention from consumers in recent years due to their sustainability and health benefits. Oat beverages has become one of the most successful commercial products in the Canadian market due to the large oat production, high protein and dietary fiber contents and excellent sensory property. […]

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Design and Development of the Smart Friction Pendulum System (FPS) for High-Rise Buildings to cope with seismic loads

Buildings are vulnerable to moderate and powerful earthquakes. In order to keep their functionality during and after the seismic events, structural control systems are the promising candidates to be embedded in the buildings in which they dissipate the energy towards the building and separates the movements between the soil and the infrastructure. One of the […]

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The development of a nutrition and exercise toolkit for patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease that is associated with multiple symptoms, including fatigue, pruritus, bone disease, emotional distress and impaired health related quality of life. There is evidence to support the important role of exercise and nutrition in improving symptoms and reducing disease-related complications in people with PBC. Working together with […]

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Real Time Decision Support for Quality Assurance and Productivity Improvement in Drainage Tunnel Construction: Research, Development and Implementation

The City of Edmonton (Drainage Services Department) and MITACS will support a cluster of internships customized for U of A Civil Engineering graduate students for 16 months. The City will facilitate safety training and provide sites as “testbed” to validate and implement new technologies. The interns will be housed in the Construction Automation lab at […]

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Building the Evaluation Capacity of the Alberta Mentoring Partnership – Part 2

The goal of the proposed research project is to assist the Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) is building the capacity of Alberta mentoring organizations to evaluate their mentoring programs using a community-driven approach. In particular, this year, we hope to develop and implement more accessible supports that will build the capacity of those organizations who have […]

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NLP-empowered Automation for Integrity Assessment in Legal Documents

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a learning-based technique under the general scope of Artificial Intelligence (AI). NLP has shown its benefits in many application, including finance, accounting and auditing. Differing from semantic extraction in social media, text interpretation for auditing has the legal constraints, which is crucial in determining whether an invoice or a contract […]

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Legal Innovation Zone Feasibility Study

The Legal Innovation Zone Feasibility Study project brings together the University of Alberta Faculty of Law and Donna Purcell QC Law to consider the feasibility of a collaborative centre or “zone” that might support cross-disciplinary innovation in the legal system. Such a zone would aim to increase access to justice in a digital age, with […]

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